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**American Fever Dream**

From under the desk to in your ears, V. Spehar joins Betches Media in a new podcast dedicated to curing the collective malaise brought on by our chaotic political environment. Every week, Spehar and co-host Sami Sage will tenderly guide you through the biggest moments in politics and pop culture with a healing dose of perspective and humor. Rather than spiral over the latest unprecedented event, the hosts dig for the 2024 political tea you *really* want to hear while offering all the information you need to be an empowered citizen, without the side of despair to keep you up at night.
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Latest Episodes:

#666 Elon Musk Will Make Twitter Less Toxic, Right? Apr 06, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin

Topics:

Selena Gomez says she hasn’t used the internet in four and half years. How?!
What Twitter appointing Elon Musk to its board reveals about our warped capitalist incentive structure
Why so many publicly known founders are assholes
How Ivanka Trump may be using her January 6 testimony to rehabilitate her reputation

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#665 Why Is Society Built For Married People? Apr 05, 2022

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Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Aimée Lutkin, author of “The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search For Love Is Broken"

Topics:

The wedding reception coming to the White House
Why these Republicans are voting for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
What the pandemic revealed about how our society is built to reward married people
The problem with the term “the loneliness epidemic”
A proposed Alabama bill that would force women to take pregnancy tests before obtaining medical marijuana

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#664 Cancel Culture Lost Its Grammy Invite Apr 04, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Sami

Topics:

Looking at the gender breakdown of the recording academy to figure out why Louis CK took home a statue after admitting to sexual misconduct
The incredible David and Goliath story behind the Staten Island Amazon union
Discussing the devastation in Bucha, Ukraine and the apparent genocide of Ukrainian civilians

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#663 Key Bumps And Burner Phones Mar 31, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly, Kaitlin

Topics:

Our journey through Madison Cawthorn’s claims of cocaine-fueled orgies in the capital
Brainstorming what Trump might have been doing in the seven-hour and 37-minute gap in his phone records
What’s coming next in the January 6th committee’s investigation – where is Merrick Garland?!
Our thoughts on the second season of “Bridgerton” and tips for overcoming our phone addictions

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#662 Did Women Actually Leave Their Jobs During The Pandemic? Mar 30, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Axios Markets Correspondent Emily Peck

What the conventional wisdom around women, work, and the pandemic gets wrong
New research from Harvard outlining which women actually left the workforce and why
Why so many college educated women considered quitting – but actually didn't
The ongoing importance of paid leave and child care to women’s professional mobility

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#661 Meet Virginia (Thomas) Mar 29, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise

Topics:

Milly’s very Sup-y vacation
Unpacking the aftershocks from the Oscars slap – did Chris Rock know his joke was in poor taste? Does it matter?
The history of the Academy expelling members and revoking Oscars
Why aren’t we all talking about Clarence and Ginni Thomas?

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#660 Men Ruined The Oscars Mar 28, 2022

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Hosts: Bryan, Sami, Amanda

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Debriefing on an eventful Oscar ceremony and reacting to Chris Rock’s hurtful joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s slap heard ’round the world.
Discussing the context and dynamics at play and how that moment should have played out differently.
Bryan shares anecdotes related to bills suppressing discussion of sexual orientation in schools and why they totally miss the mark.

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#659 Clone Cory Booker Mar 24, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, Alise

Topics:

Debriefing on confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson – new lows from Republicans and not enough offense from Democrats
Unpacking some of the most noteworthy exchanges this week — racist babies, etc.
Senator Mike Braun’s backtracked claim that interracial marriage should never have been legalized on the federal level

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#658 Does The US Have A Freedom Of Speech Problem? Mar 22, 2022

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Hosts: Alise, Sami, Amanda

Topics:

A new poll about what shows Americans think represent politics the most accurately
Days 1 and 2 of the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ted Cruz’s airport meltdown
The New York Times editorial board’s warning that “America Has A Free Speech Problem”

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#657 Court Is In Session: Confirmation, SB8, Kim & Kanye Mar 21, 2022

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Hosts: Sami, Amanda, attorney and TikTok creator Reb MaselTopics:

Previewing attacks likely face Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about being “soft on crime” and why they are out of context and in poor faith – specifically with regard to sentencing of child sex abuse images.
The fate of Texas’s abortion ban after the latest court letdown.
Kanye West’s public harassment of Kim Kardashian and how the scary dynamic plays out for women who aren’t in the spotlight.

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